At UFC 232 show in Inglewood, California, women's bantamweight champion Amanda Nunez knocked out Cris “Cyborg” Justino in the first round and grabbed her lightweight title.
The UFC 232 will take place at the Forum arena in Inglewood, California, on December 29. In the main event in the light heavyweight title rematch former dominant champion Jon Jones will face top contender Alexander Gustafsson.
On the night of December 29 at the UFC 232 show at the Forum Arena in Inglewood, California, in the main event in the light heavyweight title fight former dominant champion Jon Jones will face the top contender Alexander Gustafsson.
Russian MMA fighter Artem Lobov signed a new contract with UFC promotion. This was reported by Gagarin Sports Management. “Artem signed a new contract with UFC. It happened in October. The contract is for four fights and a period of 25 months,” the source said, adding that conditions have been improved in the new contract.
Daniel Cormier said that he left vacant the UFC light heavyweight title, which he owned since 2015. On Saturday night Alexander Gustafsson and Jon Jones will compete for the title at UFC 232 tournament. In August 2017, it became known that Jones failed the doping test. The sample was handed over on July 28, on the eve of the championship fight against Cormier. The fight, which took place on July 30, ended with Jones’ victory by knockout in the third round, but after a positive doping test UFC decided to strip him of the title.
On December 29 at UFC 232 in Los Angeles, California, in the main event Alexander Gustafsson will face John Jones. On the eve of the confrontation, the fighters underwent an official weigh-in ceremony. According to its results, Jones showed 204 pounds, and Gustafsson's weight was 204.5.
Ali Abdelaziz, manager of UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, made it clear that he did not consider it possible to organize a match between his client and former boxing champion in five weight categories Floyd Mayweather according to the rules of mixed martial arts. According to the functionary, the American will not have enough courage for this.
On December 22 in St. Petersburg, Russia in the KHL regular championship match SKA hockey team played against CSKA. During the second period, there was a fight on the ice between SKA attacker Viktor Tikhonov and CSKA attacker Pavel Karnaukhov.
Brazilian welterweight Alex Oliveira, fighting for UFC promotion, received a shrapnel wound due to a grenade explosion. The incident occurred in the homeland of the athlete on Christmas Eve. Alex saw how one of his family members was involved in a scuffle and tried to sort out the situation, which ultimately cost him some injuries.
UFC may lose profits of about $5 million due to the transfer of the UFC 232 tournament to Inglewood, California from Las Vegas, Nevada after a failed doping test by Jon Jones. This is reported by the head of the organization, Dana White.
